Reserve Exploration
Operator of record for 38 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: RESERVE EXPLORATION CO · RESERVE EXPLORATION CO. · RESERVE EXPLORATION COMPANY · RESERVE EXPLORATION INC · …
At a glance
Reserve Exploration is the operator of record for 38 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 19 (50%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 19 wells (50% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
38
Active
0
Plugged
19
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 19 |
| Oklahoma | 16 |
| West Virginia | 2 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 20
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Reserve Exploration operate?
Reserve Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Ohio (19), Oklahoma (16), West Virginia (2) and Louisiana (1). Its 19 Ohio wells are 0.0% of the 242,052 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Reserve Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Reserve Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 50% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Reserve Exploration operate?
By product class, 20 (53%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Gallaway Stock Farm 1 in Van Wert, OH at 1,842 ft. The wells listed below sit in Van Wert (OH), Athens (OH), Monroe (OH) and La Salle (LA). State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Reserve Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallaway Stock Farm 1 | 34-161-20096 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Van Wert, OH | Reserve Exploration Co | 1,842 ft |
| Hamrick Forrest 1 | 34-161-20087 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Van Wert, OH | Reserve Exploration Co | 1,200 ft |
| Fhman 1 | 34-161-20121 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Van Wert, OH | Reserve Exploration Co | 1,182 ft |
| Meyer Gerhard 1 | 34-161-20088 | Other status | Oil | Van Wert, OH | Reserve Exploration Co | 0 ft |
| Morris 1 | 34-009-22463 | Other status | Oil | Athens, OH | Reserve Exploration Co | 0 ft |
| Cline Carl 1 | 34-111-22640 | Other status | Oil | Monroe, OH | Reserve Exploration Co | 0 ft |
| Vannoy 1 | 34-009-22460 | Other status | Oil | Athens, OH | Reserve Exploration Co | 0 ft |
| Hamilton L 2 | 34-111-22711 | Other status | Oil | Monroe, OH | Reserve Exploration Co | 0 ft |
| Ullman 1 | 34-111-22936 | Other status | Oil | Monroe, OH | Reserve Exploration Co | 0 ft |
| Walker 001 | 17-059-21971 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | La Salle, LA | Reserve Exploration, Inc. | 0 ft |
| Prato-Yerkey Unit 1 | 34-111-22641 | Other status | Oil | Monroe, OH | Reserve Exploration Co | 0 ft |
| Bakeer 1 | 34-009-22494 | Other status | Oil | Athens, OH | Reserve Exploration Co | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Reserve Exploration operate?
Reserve Exploration is the operator of record for 38 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (19). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Reserve Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Reserve Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 19 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Reserve Exploration operate wells?
Reserve Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (19), Oklahoma (16), West Virginia (2) and Louisiana (1).
Does Reserve Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
20 of Reserve Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Reserve Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gallaway Stock Farm 1 in Van Wert, OH is the deepest at 1,842 ft.
Where Reserve Exploration's wells are
About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Reserve Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/reserve-exploration-4143 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).